Manifold-order holder.



E. A. TROMMALD & A. VON BOECKLIN.

MANIFOLD ORDER HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 29, 100B.

Patented Jan.19,1909.

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MANIFOLD ORDER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1909.

Patented Jan.19, 1909.

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ATTORNEY E. A. TROMMALD & A. VON BOEGKLIN.

MANIFOLD ORDER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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INVENTURS 1. ATTORNEY WITNESSES "nnwann A. TnoMMaLo AND AUeUs'r'voNBOEGKLI-N, or Taco-MA, WASHINGTON.

MAN'IFOLD-ORDER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented-Jan. '19, 1909.

Application filed May 29, 1908. Serial No. 435,795.

'To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD A. TROM- MALD and'AUeUsT VON BOECKLIN,citizens of the United States of America, residing at Tacoma, in thecounty of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Manifold- 'Order Holders, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates to trlplex manifolding devices and especially tosuch devices as are adapted for use in industrial establishments whereinit is desired to have triplicate copies-of the orders or other papersused therein.

The objects of our invention are to improve the construction of suchdevices whereby they may be cheaply made and easily operated.

A Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in'which-Figure 1 is a plan of our improved holder; 2 is a horizontal sectionthereof on the line 22 in Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a vertical section thereofon the line 33 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4-is a side elevation thereof; Fig. .5 isa section similar to Fig. 3, drawn on a larger scale to show thepositions of the various sheets of paper and of carbon paper; Fig. 6 isa cross section on the line 6'6 in Fig. 5;

, Fi .7 is a crosssection of the carbon paper he der; Fig. 8 is anenlarged elevation of a portion thereof; Fig. 9 is a side elevation of apart of the device showing the means for locking the carbon holders inposition; Fig. 10 is a cross section on the line 10-10 in Fig. 9; andFig. 11 is a lan showing the carbon holder in its release or freeposition.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout-theseveral views.

This invention is incorporated in a box having a lid at the bottom andan opening at one end of the top side, said opening being suitablycovered b3 a hinged lid. The box consists of two si e pieces 1 joinedtogether by the front plate 2 and a rear plate 3 which is fastened tothe side pieces 1 and which is bent to form a portion of the bot tom ofthe box, and which also has an inwardly bent upper part 1 adapted tohold the folds of paper within the box to prevent their being drawn outwith the upper fold. A lower lid 5 is hinged to the bottom part of thepiece 3 and forms a means whereby the paper is inserted into the box."An upper- -lid 6 is hinged .to.the two sides 1 and-extends over the rearpart of the box. Suflicient space is .left between the top part .of theholder 4 and the lid 6 for the paper to pass out of the box around theroller 7 and back over the top '8 of the box. The back v plate 3 issetforward of the ends of the sides 1, and the roller 7 is mounted betweenthe sides and to the rear of said plate The sides 1 and the part of theplate 8, which is secured thereto and which extends up the full width ofthe sides, are notched to receive the two carbon holders 9 and 10. Thesecarbon holders are substantially similar in construction and are eachpivotally secured to one side of the box by a loop 11 (Fig. 8) whichpasses through a hole made in the side pieces 1 and 3, and the otherends of the carbon holders are held down by means of a bar 12 pivotedbetween the plates 1 and 3 on the other side of the box, as shown inFigs. 9 and 10, said bar 12 being held in this position by the spriaction of a depression 13 formed in the side 3 and engaging in a hole inthe bar 12.

ach carbon holder consists of shallow channel bar 14 having one edgethereof slightly beveled or under-cut, and a holder bar 15 pivoted tothe channel bar 1 1-, and adapted to lie within the channel, and havingone edge slightly beveledto correspond with the beveled edge of thechannel. As shown in 'Fig. 11, the bar 15 when loose from .the bar 14 isslightly out of line therewith, so that when it is put into its holdinposition the strain will force the two beveled edges into contact andwill keep the bar 15 in its position, the object of this being that whenthe locking bar 12 has been raised in order to renewv the carbons, orfor any other purpose, it is desirable that the bar 15 shall not at oncerelease the carbon, and so that when carbons are being replaced, whenthe lower carbon has been ut in place and the bar 15 thereof presse intoits holding position it will retain this position while the upper carbonis being fastened; the bar 12, however, locks both the carbon holderswhen it is in the osition shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Again re erring to Fi9, it will be seen that the channels 14 o the carbon holders engageunder a small notch in the sides of the slots in the pieces 1 and 3.This has similar objects to that just described, in that the bar 14 ofthe lower holder is held in place while its bar 15 is beingpressed intoposition, and also while the carbon is being astened to the upperholder.

The sheets as they lie on the top 8 of the box are held down by means oftwo crossbars 16 and 17, respectively, which are pivre fa clamp barsengaging the ed lid for said opening;

of said flat top to hold it thereon.

oted at 18 to the sides 1 of the box. The bar on the bar 17 and keepsboth the bars 16 and I 17 pressed downward on the paper and the part 19raised. By depressing the part 19 the bars 16 and 17 are raised and thepaper thereunder is loosened so that it may be easily drawn forward toexpose an unused portion thereof. The raising of the bar 17 also allowsthe operator to gain a firm hold on the paper, especiall as the bar isplaced a short distance back rom the front or cutting edge of the box.The sheets may be/ perforated at intervals to facilitate their beingtorn, and in this case the torn edge may extend out over a portion ofthe end of the box, since the box will not act as a cutter.

Having described our invention what we claim is:

1. In a manifold order holder, the combination of a receptacle having anopening at the rear upper end thereof; a forwardly bent part 4, withinthe receptacle and below the opening; a-roller mounted-to the rear ofsaid opening; a plurality of carbon holders mounted across the. openingand being at diflerent levels and in different longitudinal 1 positionsso that a sheet of paper may be passed under all of said holders, andanother sheet passed between said holders, and another sheet passed oversaid holders; a pivtion of a channel channel undercut, and

and having one edge with the undercut s1 whereby when said ho th in tonation of a tinuous sheets 0 reversed folds, by a forwardly bent part 1of said receptacle, above said part 1;

bon sheet above on Wvhich passes from mounted holder bu adapted 2. In acarbon said channel bar and e channel the strain retain it in saidposition.

3. In a triplicate order holder, the combireceptacle containing threeconpaper folded together with said folds being held in place at the rearend and having an opening a roller mounted to the a carbon holdermounted ross the opening and adapted to hold a care of said sheets ofpaper the roller below the said second carbon holder parallel with saidfirst carbon t with space therebetween wherein e middle sheet of paperpassesfrom the ller and above said first carbon sheet, and to holdacarbon sheet above said middle sheet; and a hinged cover above, saidsecond carbon holder tween wherein the u passes from the roll 0nd carbonsheet.

In testimony whereof we alfix our signaar of said part 4:;

rbon holder; a

res in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. TROMMALD. AUGUST VON BOEGKLIN. l/Vitnesses: Y

Gno. B. BURKE,

JOHN KUFFALEN.

paper holder thecombinabar having one edge of the a holder bar pivotedout of line therewith eveled to correspond de of the channel, 55 lderbar is placed in thereof will force it to close contact with saidundercut side with space therebe pper sheet of paper er and above theseca fiat top to the ceptaclecadapted to form a writing surce whereonthe paper lies; and a pair of paper at each end

